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Self-Hosting, Claude Code, and Fixing My Doorbell in 10 Minutes

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I’ve written before about how much I enjoy self-hosting services at home. If you’re curious, here’s my earlier post where I walk through some of the things I run locally: https://jimiz.net/selfhosting/ Since then… the list has only grown. Recently, as I’ve been experimenting more with AI tools — especially Claude and Claude Code — I realized something was missing from my …

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N8N Self-Hosting with SearXNG

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I have updated my N8N Self-Hosted Docker compose library to include SearXNG [http://docs.searxng.org/].  SearXNG is an internet metasearch engine that aggregates results from up to 246 search services.  It is privacy focused and does not track or share data. This is an excellent addition to N8N when coupled with Local AI.  You get enhanced results by utilizing web search data with your AI …

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N8N – Self-host with Docker- Postgresql, Redis, and Caddy

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N8N Self-host

Self-Hosted N8N – Github Repo I recently created a Selfhosted N8N Git repository that allows me to share with my team (and use for myself) a self-hosted N8N instance. I can run it locally or in the cloud, using Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Caddy. Why n8n? n8n is an amazing tool for automation. Out of the box, it lets you: Automate …

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Running My AI Locally with Ollama, n8n, and Supabase

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For the past six months, I’ve been running my own local AI stack [powered by ollama, n8n, and Supabase], and it’s been an absolute game-changer for my development workflow and automation projects. It’s all made possible thanks to the fantastic local-ai-packaged project (Thanks, Cole), which bundles everything you need to run AI models in a container-friendly way. This setup has saved …

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Fever vs Wings: WNBA Showdown Ignites as Clark, Boston Battle Howard in Playoff Push

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The Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings collide tonight in a pivotal WNBA matchup that carries major playoff implications and showcases some of the league’s brightest stars. Fans searching “fever game today” and “where to watch indiana fever vs dallas wings” are gearing up for an electrifying contest between two teams trending in opposite directions. This fever vs wings clash promises high-octane …

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Cloudflare makes a bold move against AI Crawlers

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cloudflare

AI Crawlers, Meet the Firewall: Why I’m Backing Cloudflare’s Bold Move Something pretty major just happened in the internet world, and I’ve got thoughts. On July 1st, Cloudflare announced they’re now blocking all AI crawlers by default—unless a site explicitly says, “Come on in.” As someone who uses Cloudflare across both my personal projects and our work at Augusto, I’m giving …

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AI Costs – Tokens and Credits

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AI Costs: Tokens, Credits, and What They Mean for you and your team AI is everywhere these days, but how much does it actually cost to use? If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude, or similar tools, you’ve probably seen terms like tokens and credits. Here’s a quick guide to what they mean—and how to avoid surprises on your bill. What Are …

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Why I Still Self-Host After 20 Years

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selfhost

Over the past few months, I’ve been having some energizing conversations with colleagues and friends about technology trends, personal infrastructure, and the explosion of AI tools. One recent chat with my teammate stuck with me—we got into a discussion about self-hosting, and it made me pause and reflect. It turns out, I’ve been self-hosting software at home for over 20 years. …

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Building a Weather App with 4 AI Dev Tools: A Hands-On Comparison

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AI Dev Tools

AI-powered development tools are helping change and shape the software development ecosystem. From writing code to designing interfaces, these tools make software creation faster, more accessible, and often more fun. To explore this shift, I decided to build the same simple application—a weather app—using four emerging AI development platforms: Replit AI  Bold.new Loveable.dev V0.dev Each tool takes a slightly different approach …

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How I Use n8n for Business and Personal Automation

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I’ve been using n8n for over three years, and it has become an essential tool for both my work and personal life. Whether it’s automating business workflows or managing my daily tasks, n8n has been my go-to solution for seamless automation.  I am always amazed at what can be done with n8n.    I would say this is one of the …

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Why I’m All In on Cloudflare (And You Should Be Too)

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I know firsthand the importance of security, speed, and reliability when managing online services—whether it’s websites, applications, or home and business security. That’s why Cloudflare is an essential part of my toolkit. From domain registration to security and performance optimization, Cloudflare provides everything I need to keep my projects running smoothly and securely. I’ve been using Cloudflare for both personal and …

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Running an AI LLM locally – Testing out DeepSeek

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I have been working and experimenting with AI in all diffrerent aspects of my life.  I have changed the way I work with AI around stratagey and busienss.  However one of the benefits of being in technology is both using the technology and teaching others about the technology. Many people I have talked with lately are asking questions about deepseek.  They …

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Macbook Upgrade and challenges

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macbook reinstall

I recently updated my main computer, a MacBook Pro, to a more current version. I appreciate how easy Apple makes the migration process. You reset the Mac, and then you migrate from one Mac to another.   The entire process of migrating from my old Mac to the new one took four hours, which included updating macOS on the new Mac. …

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Long Overdue Update – 2025

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Long overdue update

I won’t even check the date of my last blog post because, honestly, I don’t need that kind of negativity in my life. Let’s just say it’s been a while. But instead of dwelling on that, let me jump right into what I’ve been up to and where I’m headed. Family & Focus First and foremost, my family is doing well, …

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Python 3 on MacOS

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Python 3 on MacOS

I recently had the need to create a small python script to run a process.  I quickly looked up a process I could utilize to read a Rest API then do some work based on that content.

I fired up Visual Studio code and wrote out the framework of the program I needed in about 10 min.  (NOTE: I have not used Python in a long time and it was fun to quickly put something together).

Once I was done writing the code I jumped into a term terminal and ran the program “python GetAPIData.py”.  It worked well – opened a file of records added to an array and displayed the line items and did a count.

I then added some code that referenced how to call an API and it used the “requests”, knowing I needed to run “pip install requests” before I ran the program, I was rewarded with an error.

 zsh: command not found: pip

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